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[Davidsw8]

Has anyone used this?

http://stolengoat.com/product/lightskin-brompton-seatpost-with-integrated-l-e-d-rear-light/

I'm looking for an alternative rear light solution to the standard Brompton light that I feel is too low down next to the rear mudguard, and I can't find anything that would attach directly under the seat so this seatpost with integrated lights seems like a good solution.

Any thoughts?

 

[TheDoctor]

Looks OK to me, apart from the whole costs-sixty-quid thing.
I use a small wedge bag with an LED on it myself, or a saddle with an LED built in.

 

[T4tomo]

Smart R1 rear light attached to top of seatpost just under the saddle will be a much cheaper option and barely alters the folded dimensions. i.e you get 1cm more seatpost showing. or a knog light.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Looks very dim to me.

I have an Exposure Flare with the saddle-rail mount, which allows the seat to retract fully.

http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/kit/lights/

Ben

 

[Davidsw8]

Looks very dim to me.

I have an Exposure Flare with the saddle-rail mount, which allows the seat to retract fully.

http://www.benlovejoy.com/cycle/kit/lights/

Ben

Hi Ben

Thanks for that, they look ideal (the front one too), they seem a tad pricey though - cheapest I can see is Amazon for £79.95 for the front and back but I think I'm gonna go for it anyway.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Yep, not cheap, but good value for very bright, extremely compact lights with charger and rechargeable batteries.

 

[Davidsw8]

Yep, not cheap, but good value for very bright, extremely compact lights with charger and rechargeable batteries.

Used my new lights for the first time this morning, they make such a difference! The light off them is really good and bright and the lights themselves are really small. I can't fit the rear one under my seat like you did as I'd have to bring the seat forward a bit but it fits ok at the top of the seat post (I might get round to adjusting the seat forward at some point).

Very good recommendation though, thanks!

 

[srw]

It's too late for the OP, but might not be for someone else.

On my Brompton I've got a bog standard 5LED Cateye light - cost about a tenner. It's mounted just under the saddle, and doesn't interfere with the fold at all. On my other folding bike I've got a small Knog (I think), which also cost about a tenner but has a single, brighter LED.

The Brompton light supplements a hub dynamo, largely because the standlight function on the rear light doesn't work. THe other light is my only back light. I'm mostly riding in streetlit areas.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Well, rather embarrassingly, having recommended them, I today took them back for a refund. While very neat, and very bright, the thread-switch got tighter and tighter, especially after removing the batteries to charge, and I eventually got fed up.

I decided in the end to just bite the bullet and go for the ultimate fit-and-forget commuting convenience: a SON hub dynamo with B&M lights and built-in light sensor so they automatically switch on at dusk and switch off when light. Will update the webpage when I get a chance to photograph them.

 

[Davidsw8]

Well, rather embarrassingly, having recommended them, I today took them back for a refund. While very neat, and very bright, the thread-switch got tighter and tighter, especially after removing the batteries to charge, and I eventually got fed up.

I decided in the end to just bite the bullet and go for the ultimate fit-and-forget commuting convenience: a SON hub dynamo with B&M lights and built-in light sensor so they automatically switch on at dusk and switch off when light. Will update the webpage when I get a chance to photograph them.

lol thanks mate , I'll see how long mine last then...

Those dynamo ones aren't the ones I've seen that are £300+? I think I'd sooner cycle along waving a torch and shouting than spending that much on lights.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Yeah, £390 all-in (£380 hub and both lights, £10 fitting), which is a fairly painful expense, but I intend to hang onto this bike for at least ten years, so call it 70p/week. With no need to ever think about switching them on, let alone mess around with batteries and chargers, that doesn't strike me as too bad.

Ben

 

[steveindenmark]

Guys if you have not seen it, I find this an interesting site:

http://www.myorangebrompton.com/

Steve